Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Let them slip

Bible References

Therefore

Hebrews 2:2
For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,
Hebrews 1:1
Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.
Hebrews 12:25
Make sure that you do not reject the One who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected Him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven.

The more

Deuteronomy 4:9
“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Deuteronomy 32:46
he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
Joshua 23:11
So be very diligent to love the Lord your God for your own well-being.
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or discouraged.
Psalm 119:9
ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
Proverbs 3:21
Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.
Proverbs 4:1
Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
Proverbs 7:1
My son, obey my words,
and treasure my commands.
Luke 8:15
But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.
Luke 9:44
“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

We should

Hebrews 12:5
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly
or faint when you are reproved by Him,
Matthew 16:9
Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you collected?
Mark 8:18
Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?
2 Peter 1:12
Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have.
2 Peter 3:1
Dear friends, this is now the second letter I have written to you; in both letters, I want to develop a genuine understanding with a reminder,

Let them slip

Habakkuk 1:6
Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter, impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.
Habakkuk 2:16
You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.
You also—drink,
and expose your uncircumcision!
The cup in the Lord’s right hand
will come around to you,
and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

General references

Exodus 16:32
Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”
Deuteronomy 6:8
Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.
Deuteronomy 16:9
“You are to count seven weeks, counting the weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain.
Deuteronomy 32:46
he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.

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